wolfeman28
New Member
Got my cafe build pretty much done, the only thing keeping me from riding is a bad master cylinder(beyond rebuildable) that I didn't quite notice til after the build was complete. I did order a new master/brake lever/clutch lever set but it's coming from China and won't be here til 3-4 weeks :-\ In the mean time I'd like to just throw a random master/lever on there just to make it road worthy until my new set comes in. I really don't care what machine it comes off of, as long as it fits on 7/8" bars, and is useable. I figure someone in the area has to have one laying around after an upgrade. Let me know what you have, I'll gladly pay what its worth or just give it back when the new one gets here in 3 weeks. I just wanna ride!!!! This waiting is killing me.
Reply here or better yet, shoot me a text/call at 440-six six six-5733
And just a rant- What's up with the salvage yards around here? Back in the day, you would go to a salvage yard, walk around the lot, rip off what you need, take it too the desk and haggle out a price. You would walk away with a decent part at a good cheap price. I called the 2 local yards today, and they were less than plesent to talk with. Both places couldn't understand why 'any' master cyclynder would work. I tried explaining it's a custom pieced together bike, and they were still confused. They wouldn't give me a price on one unless I stated a specific bike. Then when I asked if I could just come and grab one of a bike myself, they said it doesn't work that way- they need to pull a specific one off themselves, test it for functionality, and then get back to me a few days later with a price. WTF? I did get a price out of one place, $78 for one off of a old 70's Yamaha, which is a complete joke. Apparently a lot has changed in the past 15 years since I last went to a yard.
Reply here or better yet, shoot me a text/call at 440-six six six-5733
And just a rant- What's up with the salvage yards around here? Back in the day, you would go to a salvage yard, walk around the lot, rip off what you need, take it too the desk and haggle out a price. You would walk away with a decent part at a good cheap price. I called the 2 local yards today, and they were less than plesent to talk with. Both places couldn't understand why 'any' master cyclynder would work. I tried explaining it's a custom pieced together bike, and they were still confused. They wouldn't give me a price on one unless I stated a specific bike. Then when I asked if I could just come and grab one of a bike myself, they said it doesn't work that way- they need to pull a specific one off themselves, test it for functionality, and then get back to me a few days later with a price. WTF? I did get a price out of one place, $78 for one off of a old 70's Yamaha, which is a complete joke. Apparently a lot has changed in the past 15 years since I last went to a yard.
